STS-86 Commander James D. Wetherbee speaks to media representatives
and other onlookers during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test
(TCDT) activities at Launch Pad 39A. This will be his fourth
spaceflight. STS-86 will be the seventh docking of the Space Shuttle
with the Russian Space Station Mir. During the docking, STS-86 Mission
Specialist David A. Wolf will transfer to the orbiting Russian station
and become a member of the Mir 24 crew, replacing U.S. astronaut
C. Michael Foale, who has been on the Mir since the last docking
mission, STS-84, in May. Launch of Mission STS-86 aboard the Space
Shuttle Atlantis is targeted for Sept. 25.
(Photo Release Date: 09/09/97
)

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